Browsing by Author "Kokkonen, Hanna"

Aims/Objectives. The use of wine has become more common in recent decades in Finland and besides restauraunts the use has also increased at homes. The wine is also consumed more with meals, reflecting a change in the Finnish eating and drinking culture. This study analyzes how widespread is the use of wine at meals, who drinks wine with meals and what are the socio-demographic factors associated with drinking wine with meals. In addition, the study examines how drinking wine with meals is associated with self-reported well-being. Data and methods. Drinking Habits Survey (2008) collected by STAKES (today National Institute for Health and Welfare) was used as a data. This nationally representative survey has 2725 respondents aged 15 to 69. Response rate was 73.6. Analysis included those aged at least 18 years (n = 2591). Main variable of interest is drinking wine with meals at least once a week. Other variables were psychological distress, self-efficacy, self-reported health, uncontrolled drinking and negative events associated with drinking. Different socio-demographic variables were as well investigated. The data were analyzed with descriptive methods and regression analysis. Results and conclusions. Although wine drinking has become more commonplace in Finland, drinking wine with meals is still rare. Of respondents, 11 % used wine with meals at least one a week and one-third of the respondents never used the wine with meals. Drinking wine with meals was linked to high education and living in urban environment. It was especially common among those aged 30 to 65. Drinking wine with meals was associated with well-being and self-reported health. The results support earlier finding showing that drinking wine with meals is connected to a healthier and lighter food taste.